News & blog

Blog | 01 August 2022

‘I have lots of friends now’: Nolan on his friendships and relationships

by Nolan Barratt

Nolan is 23 and lives in Manchester. He thinks friendships and relationships are really important for people with autism.

News | 29 July 2022

United Response signs up to Harry’s Pledge: we need a commitment to carers

United Response are signing up to Harry’s Pledge to recognise and support the essential work carers do for our community.

Blog | 28 July 2022

Benjamin’s story: My volunteer work placements

by Benjamin Webster

Benjamin from Cornwall tells us how he has found volunteering placements he enjoys, and how his autism has been accommodated in different workplaces.

Blog | 25 July 2022

Highly commended: The Enterprise in Richmond recognised at National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2022

by Jenna Lloyd

Staff in Richmond and Kingston were shortlisted three times and received the honour of ‘highly commended’ in the category of Social Care Covid Heroes.

News | 22 July 2022

SEND Green Paper: our response to the government consultation

We have submitted our response to the SEND and alternative provision green paper and have included recommendations for how the Government can do more to meet the needs of young people in further education.

News | 21 July 2022

UK Government’s Building the Right Support Action Plan: a positive development but more still needs to be done

We welcome the pledges to reform lifelong care for autistic people and people with a learning disability set out in the Government’s ‘Building the Right Support’ Action Plan. A detailed roadmap for reforming and reducing institutionalisation has never been more needed.

News | 12 July 2022

Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan: our response to the government’s call for evidence

We outline our key recommendations along with how the plan ties into our broader work to support people with learning disabilities, mental health, and or physical support needs in social care settings.

Blog | 21 June 2022

More must be done: reflections from the UK’s first disability hate crime conference

by Gáibhin McGranaghan

Last week, members of United Response’s Public Affairs and Policy Team attended the UK’s first disability hate crime conference at the University of Leicester. Gáibhin McGranaghan, our Public Affairs and Policy Officer, reflects on what we learnt.

Blog | 20 June 2022

How our community activities in Nottingham are helping to combat loneliness

by Jenna Lloyd

People we support across Nottinghamshire and Derby City have been meeting up for community discos, football matches and cinema trips… They’ve even formed a ‘Party Squad’!

Blog | 17 June 2022

‘Just do it: United Response have done everything possible to help me arrive at my dream job’

by Steve Sims

Steve Sims is a Job Coach at our York Supported Employment service. He’s written a blog about Tyler – someone we support who found job success with IT ReUse’s community scheme.